Magbanua Surname

10,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Magbanua Surname User-submission:

The Magbanua surname is derived from the Cebuano word banwa, meaning 'town'. Magbanua directly translates to 'a man from the town'.

Magbanua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines54,1251:1,870124
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
United States4491:807,25862,140
Canada941:391,97434,739
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
England241:2,321,58686,519
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Guam121:13,3432,098
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Palau11:21,643223
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Magbañua (5) are calculated separately.

Magbanua (14) may also be a first name.

Magbanua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Magbanua surname is derived from the Cebuano word banwa, meaning 'town'. Magbanua directly translates to 'a man from the town'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Magbanua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magbanua Come From? nationality or country of origin

Magbanua is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Magbañua. For other possible spellings of Magbanua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Magbanua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Magbanua is the 10,135th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 131,135 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Magbanua live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Magbanua is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 54,125 people, or 1 in 1,870. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 41 percent live, Mimaropa, where 13 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Other than The Philippines Magbanua occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Magbanua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Magbanua last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Magbanua earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.82% less than the national average, earning $37,351 CAD per year.

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